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From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - January 25, 1976
Business Honor Roll:
1906 . . . Lansing Sales and Service
Even prior to the 1906 founding date, the Lansing brothers were
experienced Burroughs representatives. Harry operated the Powers Bldg. office and
employed brother Clarence, to help service machines in his after school hours. Eventually,
Clarence accepted a position with the National Cash Register Co. in Dayton, Ohio.
He returned in 1906 to found the since continuously operated Lansing Sales and Service.
The inner loop passed through the original shop located on Joslyn
Place, also the site for Heal Taxidermist, for Wards Natural Science Museum.
In the early years when the register repair business was slow
Lansings built experimental Electron tubes (Some as high as three feet) for Rochester
Mechanic Institute (Now R.I.T). And many a Quiet Crystal radio was brought back
to life in the Joslyn Place shop. Electronics has shared a part in the company ever
since.
Since Josyln Place Lansing's has relocated twice and now has
roots on 599 Monroe Avenue in a new shop built in 1972. In the late fifty’s the
first of many changes were made at Lansing's. Bob and Betsy were joined by Peter,
First of three sons, and a beginning of the third generation of the Lansing family
to enter the business. The Sweda cash register was the first of many top lines of
products to be pioneered by the company, followed by Hugin (now Victor) F.J. and
MKD point of sale computers, Toshiba calculators and the list goes on. Sons Tom
and Bill have also added their efforts to the firms operations.
In the 70 years since its foundling Lansing's has, repaired
everything from Brass cash registers to Mini computers and Cat wiskered crystal
radios to electronic calculators, for the community of Rochester.